Aerial cinematography used in the making of everything from Bollywood movies to elaborate wedding videos will be the biggest casualty of India’s import ban on drones, industry insiders told DH.
This is because almost all the drones currently used for these purposes in India are made by China’s SZ DJI Technology, the industry leader.
While India’s ban was aimed at boosting the local drone industry, Indian manufacturers currently don’t make cinematography-grade drones, the insiders said.
Indian companies have done well to develop drones for defense purposes and made progress in developing drones for commercial uses in agriculture, mining and delivery, but they are yet to make drones for aerial cinematography, Drone Federation of India Director Smit Shah said.
